President Livana Joseph Aun discussed with the Syrian colleague Ahmed Sharaa Security of the border between the two countries.
According to the Administration of President Lebanon, Joseph Aun congratulated Ahmed Sharaa in a telephone conversation.
The leaders agreed to “take control of the Lebanese -Syrian border and cooperate in order to protect the civilian population,” the statement said.
On the eve of the Syrian news agency, Sana reported that in the vicinity of the village of Haweik there were clashes between smugglers and Syrian security forces on the Lebanese border. The smugglers were detained, a large number of weapons were seized.